Issue Details

Issue	#154
Published	January 1964
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Richard Goldwater

Cover Details - "It's an idea I got from watching those teen-age TV programs"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Dilton Doily; Geraldine Grundy
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Samm Schwartz
Letters	Samm Schwartz

6 page Archie story "The Egyptian"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Reggie Mantle
Synopsis	In ancient Egypt, the lovely peasant girl Bettapeni warns her beloved Captain of the guards Archie Runatdames of a plot to poison the Pharaoh, cooked up by the evil Grand Vizier Reggieptimen and the Queen's handmaiden Veronicapet.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Harry Lucey
Inks	Marty Epp
Letters	Marty Epp
Notes	A takeoff on the ancient Egypt craze sparked by the then-recent movie "Cleopatra."

1 page Betty cartoon "Betty's Christmas Card"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

1 page Veronica cartoon "Veronica's Christmas Card"

Characters	Veronica Lodge
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

4 page Archie story "Neckless Driving"

Characters	Archie Andrews; Jughead Jones; Waldo Weatherbee; Geraldine Grundy
Synopsis	Archie installs power windows in his father's car, and Mr. Weatherbee gets his neck stuck in one of them when it gets stalled.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Samm Schwartz
Inks	Marty Epp
Letters	Marty Epp

Half page Veronica filler "Say It With Flowers"

Characters	Veronica Lodge; Mr. Lodge
Synopsis	Veronica gets a thank-you wreath.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty filler "Holiday Confusion"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Archie Andrews
Synopsis	Betty's been Christmas shopping.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty filler "Lose Snooze"

Characters	Betty Cooper
Synopsis	Betty insists the Riverdale team still has a chance.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick

Half page Betty and Veronica filler "Dapper Date"

Characters	Betty Cooper; Veronica Lodge; Ethel Muggs
Synopsis	Big Ethel says her blind date wasn't as ugly as Betty describes him.
Genre	teen; humor
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Notes	Dan DeCarlo uses a different design for Big Ethel than the design (by Samm Schwartz) that eventually became the standard.

5 page Li'l Jinx story "Fancy Footwork"

Characters	Li'l Jinx; Hap Holliday
Synopsis	Li'l Jinx doesn't want to replace her old white sneakers with new blue ones.
Genre	children; humor
Script	Joe Edwards
Pencils	Joe Edwards
Inks	Joe Edwards
Letters	Joe Edwards

5 page Josie story "Next In Line"

Characters	Josie; Mr. Jones; Pepper
Synopsis	After her father insinuates that she's a slob because of her constantly messy room, Josie tries to figure out why she can't help being sloppy.
Genre	teen; humor
Script	Frank Doyle
Pencils	Dan DeCarlo
Inks	Rudy Lapick
Letters	Victor Gorelick